Textile Basket Weaving with Ruth Woods

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Join Ruth to create a gorgeous coiled basket incorporating up-cycled fabrics. It could be a pair of jeans, an old t-shirt or some fabrics and yarn from your craft stash. Join the movement to reduce textile waste and learn how to up-cycle those old clothes and left over textiles. You will learn the basics of coiling, adding different materials and how to shape a basket. This workshop is suitable for beginners as well and the more crafty expert. All materials are supplied but participants are welcome to bring fabrics and crafty pieces from their own collection.

Advanced Weavers or if you have attended one of Ruth's workshops in the past, can continue to expand their knowledge by working through Ruth's Weaving Workshop Program or work on their own project with expert guidance from Ruth. The Weaving Workshop Program includes:

Stitching techniques

Shaping around a form

Creating ovals and different shapes

Creating blocks of colour

Adding handles and knobs

Using plant materials - making cordage.

About Ruth Woods

Ruth has drawn her inspiration from many sources and has learnt the skills from travelling and meeting women who have shared their knowledge. After visiting South East Asia, spending time on a floating village working with the water hyacinth plant, living in Arnhem Land, she has bought together various styles and developed her own designs and methods and is now sharing her knowledge.

She works with plant fibers, recycled fabrics, wool and even paper. She encourages the participants of her workshops to experiment using many materials exploring shape and form. Basket making is an ancient craft throughout the world and Ruth has loved exploring this craft for several years. Although she doesn’t call herself an expert she loves to share what she has learnt and developed.